The Sun. — London, England, 1864-04-07 00:00:00

The Budget--This Evening, Long before the gates ot Westminster Hall were opened this morning a number of persons assembled for the purpose of securing good places in the strahgtrs' g,ilery of rho House of Commons this E vening, to hear the financial statement of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. By seven o'clock the long line of benches in St. Stephen's Hall was filled by persons who, it may be supposed from the anxiety they exhibited, fancied their interests were at stake, and that they had something to hope or something to fear from Mr. Glad stone's financial exposition. On such occasions as these the first arrival takes the first seat, and is the first who is admitted to the gallery by the police, who are the temporary custodians of it, and it Was very evident that the gentleman who secured that post this morning considered himself a very enviai3le sort of person in having secured, at the sacrifice of at least 14 or 15 hours, the honour of being one of Mr. Gladstone's auditors to-night. The scene presented in St. Stephen's Hall was a carious one in many respects. A man takes his seat there in the order of his arrival, and is entitled to admission to the gallery in his turn, but if he leaves it for a moment he loses his privilege, and like a bad boy at school goes to the bottom of the class. Persons, therefore, who have an eye to business, loiter about the ball with a view to act as substitutes for those who are desirous of going out to obtain refreshment, but the majority of the people present this morning did not trust to such extraneous aid; they had supplied themselves with spirits and beer in bottles, sandwiches and other eatables in baskets, on which they enjoyed themselves through out the day. Those who had not exercised such provident foresight were, however, not at a loss. Prom a neighbouring public house—well known for the excellence of its articles and also as the great central point for Westminster omnibus accom modation,—a continuous supply of meats and drinks Was provided by means of special messengers, who /au up and down the ranks of patient amateur fioancialists, and secured a very fair amount of cus tom. The crowd increased as the day went on, anrt shortly after noon, by direction of the Speaker, the gallery was opened for the kdrnission of the earliest comers. Sedent atque sedebunt until Mr. Gladstont Shall have finished Ills financial statement at seven or eight o'clock this evening. Hundreds of persons Who have been waiting all day in the anxious hope of receiving financial instruction, have been obliged to go away disappointed. NEY AND NARKEI 1 0101ERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK More firmness is perceptible in the money market to•d a) .- , and the rate for three months' bills has advanced from bi to the level of the Bank of Eng land. A very active demand prevails in all direc tions. Tho biddings for 40.00.000 rupees (£400,000) in bills on India took place yesterday at the Bank of England. The proportions allotted were—to Cal cutta 22.24.000 rupees, to Bombay 16.00,000 rupees, and to Madras 1.76.000 rupees. The minimum price Was as before t—ls 114 d per rupee on Calcutta and M adras, and is 113,d on Bombay. The applications Withi n the limits amounted to 426 lace. Tenders on Calcutta at 2s will receive about 18 per cent., and a bove that price in full ; on Bombay at 2s OP about 76 per cent., and on Madras at 2s Old in full. The share list of the North Australian Company Will be closed to London applicants on Tuesday next, and for the provinces on Friday, the 15th inst. The subscription list of the Oriental Financial Corporation will be olosed to London applicants on Monday next , th e 11th i ns t., and to those coming 'Dm the country on Tuesday, the 12th inst. An undertaking of great importance has been Announced, under the title of the International Land Credit Company, which purposes carrying on operations similar to those of financial and land mortgage institutions, and also to be amalgamated With the Belgian Mortgage Bank, the Bank of In dustry and Land Credit (Brussels), and the Vend°. bana Mortgage Assurance Company of Vienna. These companies have been established for some time, and have realised considerable profits. The Industry and Land Credit guarantees to the new shareholders a minimum dividend of 11 per cent. for the first year, and the Vendobana promises to Pay at its next meeting a dividend of 25 per cent. The nominal capital of the new company is fixed at £8,000,000, of which £6,000,000 is to form the Aret issue in 300,000 shares of £2O each. Ot thir number 250,000 have already been placed on the Continent, 15 . 000 in England, and the rest—viz , 4000, are offered to the public. They are quoted prem. The prospectus has also appeared of the Corn itercial Bank Corporation of India and the East, With a capital of £1,000,000 in 40,000 shares (of Wh ich 30,000 have been already aliotted) of i 25 each. This company has been specially designed to e nlarge the sphere of operations of the Commer eklef Batik of India, established in Bombay in 1845, 'I creating it a new bank under the new title, and enl arging its capital and reserve fund, It has been incorporated under Royal charter, which limits the liability of shareholders to double the mo unt of their shares, and in consideration of the transfer of the business and reserve fund, 20,000 Shar es fully paid up, with 10,000 on which onlySharesalf has been subscribed, have been allotted to pre cept p ropr i etors, thus leaving only 10,000 shares to c all otte d to the pu b l i c. T h i s last num b er, how ever, is to bear a premium of £lO upon each share, nob, amounting to £lOO,OOO, is to be added to L tke reserve fund, raising that item to £150,000. All calla will have to be paid prior to February n eat, and payment in anticipation will be allowed interest at the rate of 5 per cent. The l as t week's railway receipts, ascertained up t 0 thin day, are, in round figures, as under : 1864. 1863. -k . ' e at Western £60 ,41 7 £ 57,367 \ lort mou t h _ 99,923 92,117 illghton Western tI .Midland 43,847 41,577 , o tith-Eastern 2 0 ;957 21,949 'N.I. , rem Northern . 30,807 26,373 , i- aneastiire and Yorkshire 37,090 34,550 North and Exeter 4 .' 4 ,,,0rth Eastern 54,249 49,769 .„%lreat Eastern t z anchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 15,198 14,944 No rth British These returns, as compared with those of the game period of last year, are generally satisfactory ; 4 14 813 418 instances, however, there is a falling off, ring to the early period of the year in whi c h the 'astern holidays have been observed. On the ~, North East ern th ere i s an in crease o f £3 , 050 ; "orth Western, £7,806 ; South Western, £B5B ; lidi -411 d) £2,270; Great Northern, £4,434; Lan- E, • 1 11 4 1 2 r A e and Yorkshire, £2,640; North Eastern, h '-'" ; North British, £1,091 ; while the Brighton ci e--" " a decrease of £4,081 ; S o uth Eastern, £992 ; re4t Eastern, £1,776. Two o'CLOCK. telegram, Paris t hi s d ay, according to M r . R euter ' s t arn, the Three per Cent. Rentes were 66f. 05c. Th e oentre of attraction at the Stock Exchange the market for Joint Stock Banks and Miscel -4;11"u bes, but even these d escr i pt i ons of secur i t i es ginning to lose much of their recent popu* 114 1 t y, a nd s a l es h av i ng b een e ff ecte d , quotat i ons Th .e, in many instances, been seriously depreciated. t Funds continue heavy, with very few -Bacti nntl, and Consols are 914 for money and -r: Present account, and 91/ tor niy. The New Se 4 l ," and Reduced Annuities are 891 Red 7 3 4 3 ` el egraph Annuities, 20 / ; Exchequer Bills, p er did.; lndia 5 per Cents., 105; Enfaced 5 Ij e ts ntm., 1031, and 4s. 3s. die. t " . e Foreign Market there has not been much fkx vn Ettl °n, but Mexican have risen to 45! upon 10,rt1rahle statements respecting the forthcomiig _Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 7 . 1} 72 ; do. %s ;'Nolid es 53 .1 ; Greek 24} 7 7 ,.; Spanish Pass i ve, Co 'd 1; Portuguese, 491 :; Puller, 661 67; and the rederate'Loah, 53 54. b eell tl the RAilway Share Market the dealings have ri11, 0 27 limited, and the few transactions recorded W little variatieg As regards prices. Metropo- litan have improved 15i.; and South Eastern, ss. Ibe Foreign and Colonial lines are still at about former prices, Bank Shares continue in active demand, but' owing to a preponderation of sides prices in some instances have given way. London and Westmin ster are quoted 91 94; Oriental Bank, 66* ; London and Brighton, 601 61; Alliance Bank, 541 5517 Union of London, 49 1. _ _ In the Miscellaneous Market International Financial are marked 111 12k; National Discount Company, 14i; Credit Foncier, 111 12i; and Lon. don Financial, 264 27. . _ _ The current quotations for some of the principal new undertakings are subjoined—Credit Mobilier, 41 61 prem.; Credit Foncier, 64 71, prem.; City Offices, 2.2 31 prem.; Thames Iron Works Company, 3 prem.; Financial Corporation, 21 3 prem.; Imperial Financial, 6 1 prem. ; International Land, 2! s prem. ; Lemberg and Czernowitz Rail way Company, a 1 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Console Ditto Account, April 8 3 per Cent. Reduced New 3 per Cent New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1891 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire bth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. 208 Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 22 & 3 per Cent 7 3 die Ditto £500 Ditto £lOO and £200 13ank England Stk, 41 per Ct. Ditto Account.. INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. ndia Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 218 20 Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1870 lO5 Ditto 4 per Cent. 1883 99 Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 .. 1031 Diuo Bonds $l,OOO e 4 3 die Ditto under £1,000.. FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 6 per Cent .. Ditto 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Ditto 1863 .. 881 1 I Egyptian 7 per Cent lO4 i Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-6, ex-Coupons — Ditto Account Ditto Coupons i )itto Account — Italian S per Cent.(Marenarnana Railway- ‘lexican 3 per Cent .... Ditto Account 1 4 51 I I I Aoorish Imperial 5 per Cent I' :, ucmn 41 per Cent. , Ditto 41 pei Cent. i ntto 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) Ditto 4/ per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account. Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 L)itto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 Ditto Account 491 Ditto Scrip (1863) ,£3O paid .. pm R I,sian 5 per Cent., ih22, X 8t 9l Ditto 41 per Cent., 1850 Ditto 3 per Cent 1859 Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862 ... ... Sardinian 5 per Cent ,:itto Account ;Finish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account — Ditto Passive ... . Ditto Account 356 Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded .. — Ditto Account Swedish, 4 per Cent — Uurkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account Ditto, f 2,100 Bonds Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account Ditto £lOO Bonds 72 t Ditto 1863 Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. — Venezuela 3 per Cent. Ditto Account 24 Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account Ditto 11 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in Lond a Austrian, 6 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins. Belgian 4} per Cent., Ex. 25f... Dutch 2f per Cent., Ex. 12 Gull Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates French Rentes, 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f.... Ditto Account Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs 67 61 DittO Account Pieolmontese 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 4 3 / 4 per Ct. Ex. 4s. TWO O'CLOCK. Console Money Ditto April Account .. Ditto May Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Market dull. No change. Sales about 6,000 bales. Imports, 1,017. Previously, 52,674. SPORTING NOTES, The Great Metropolitan Stakes (run to morrow) will depend a good deal on the result of the City and Suburban. Should Lord Zetland win the latter it would completely extinguish his chance, as, with his penalty, he would have to carry nearly 7st., a feat never before accomplished by any three year-old—the highest weighted three-year-old who ever woe this race being Virago, in 1854, who carried 6st., including the penalty of slb. extra tor winning the City and Suburban, Ring Charm. ing and Joco ere both certain starters. Summer side, it any demonstration be made in her favour, will be difficult to dispose of. My impression is, that if Lord Z Aland is unsuccessful iu the City and Suburban, the judge will place— LORD ZETLAND. KING} CHARMING JOCO A FRESH MAN. SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, April 7.—Wind this day at noon—East ; light breeze and fine weather. BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, April 6—Proven, from Aalborg; Emma, from Helsingborg. Arrived, April 7—Ranha, from Cambriosham ; Fantle Johanna, from Falkborg ; Astrea, from Dram; Dione, from Jamaica; Haibet, from Randers; Dana, from jisfe ; Ranger, from Bordeaux, DZAL, Thursday Morning. Passed—China, gunboat, from China for the River; Fauna, from London for Miramichi ; Abbey Criag, from London for Quebec; Pera, screw steamer, from Southamp ton for London. AITS TEAL lA, LIVERPOOL, April a. The screw steamship Great Britain, Gray, com mander, arrived here this morning from Melbourne with dates to the 27th of January, 424 passengers, and 63,000 ounces of gold dust on freight. The third session of the third Parliament of Victoria was opened on the 26th of January, and the Chief Secretary laid on the table of the Assembly the despatch of the Duke of Newcastle stating that there was no intention of sending convicts to any part of Australia, excepting only that colony situate at a great distance from all the others to which convicts have already been sent for several years past. The Post-office revenue was said to be deficient for the year of £33,000, and it was stated the reduc tion of the postal rate to 2d would occasion a further loss of £26,000, and that to frank newspapers to Great Britain would cost the colony £12,000 per annum. At Adelaide orders had been received to stop any further enrolment of Volunteers for New Zealand. 40 men had previously enlisted. The biddings for choice lots of wool were brisk at the auction sales on the 26th, but for interior sorts there was very little competition. The following is a list of the projected departure of vessels for London and Liverpool:— For London—The Dover Castle, Feb, 3; the Lincolnshire, Feb. 15 ; the Red Rover, Feb. 7; the Bemires, Frb. /5 ; the Chrysolite, Feb. 15 ; the Glendower, Feb. 20 ; the Lady Ann, Feb. 20 ; the Kent, Feb. 29; the Kosciusco, early in February; the Australian and the Westminster early. For Liverpool—The Royal Standard, March 10. CONSTITUTIONAL TRANQUILLITY AT NAPLES.— There was a demonstration at Naples on the patro nymic fete day of Garibaldi, the 20th of March. Vast crowds assembled and roared out, "Lanai ! Lund 1' (Light up 1) and the order was obliged to be obeyed. Cries of "Rome I" "To Venice I" " Vive Zing Garibaldi !" rather alarmed the authorities, but the demonstration spent itself harmlessly, albeit significantly% BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing • h are laiiwsys lee iantle de St Lawrence all 63 t 2 60 Ilorn.,Baroda&.Cent lud 1024 103 1034 Gu. 5 per cent. 20 Do. New . ...... 8 p 1 p 20 Do. E. Shares... 74 p 1 p Buffalo and Lai.e Huron 11, 54 6 !O Do. Preference 00 Butt alo, Brant,&Godrich /0 , a p 4 et. bds. Aug. 1, 1472 0 0 Do. do. July 1, 187„ 000 'OO Do. 10. Ala( 1, 100 Glautta..t S. Kastn. 1, • 100 101 (03 st Cape Town & Dock San , 100 99 101 stock Eastn. Bengal g - u. sp. 100 1044 1054 stook East Indian. gu. sp. c. 100 1044 100 1044 20 Do. do. G Ext l5 4 p 20 Do. do. H do. stock Grand Trunk of Canada luu 194 204 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 75 17 754 100 Do. do. deferred all 60 63 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds all 66 68 100 Do. do. deferred all 51 63 100 Do. 3d Pi ef. stock all 49 51 100 Do. do. deferred all 40 54 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock all 26 28 264 100 Do. do. deferred all 22 C 5 stook GLlndlarenin.gua.sp.o lOO 103 104 104 20 Do. New gua. sp. a l2 4 1 Do. January, 1862 stook Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 103 104 204 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 10 104 204 Do. New .. .. . ... 100 Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt all 92 94 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77-& . all 81 83 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 if iP stock Madras_ guar., sp. o. stock Do. 41 p. o. Extension 100 97 99 stook De. 1* d 0.... 100 92 94 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 stook Stelb.Corp. 6p. 0. Buds. 100 50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 67 52 100 Do. 7p. c. Hoeg. Bds. all 20 Newßrunswiok Canda Class A and B all 3 5 N.lll.C'da6 pa Ist t bds 100 82 34 stock Scinde ......... (100 104 105 stock Do. Delhi lOO 1016 102 20 Do. do is 5 2 ip at Do. Punjaub :1 c±, 1 all .1 024 1034 Do. Do. stock Do. Indus.St Flo. 000 97 9J PRESENTATION OF THE FREEDOM OF THE CITY TO GEN. GARIBALDI. MEETING OF COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL, THIS DAY. The meeting of the Court of Common Council was held to-day, and in consequence of the motion of Mr. Richard son, viz., the presentation of the Freedom of the City of London to General Garibaldi, there was a very full attend ance of members. The LORD MAYOR having taken the chair, and the pre liminary ,business having been transacted, the following motion was brought forward : "The preset t iti ma of the honorary freedom of the City of London to General Garibaldi," Mr. RICHARDSON having referred to the arrival of General Garibaldi in London, prcceeded to say that he thought it presented a fitting occasion for the citizens of London to mark their appreciation of General Garibaldi by presenting to him the honorary freedom of the City of London. He felt certain that the extent of the honour intended would be rightly estimated by General Garibaldi, a noble disinterested man who had given freedom to thousands. He concluded by moving :—" That the honorary freedom of the City of London be presented to General Garibaldi on his arrival in the metropolis." Alderman AMISS, in a highly eulogistic speech, se conded the proposition. Mr. NORRIS, after some discussion, withdrew the amendment for "the previous question," and having mare some remarks relative to the matter, concluded by moving that an address of congratulation from the city of London be presented instead of the honorary freedom. Mr. RAY supported the amendment. He said it was not competent for the court to present the honorary freedom of the City of London to General Garibaldi, because he, as an alien, could not receive it. Mr. Deputy ELLIOT supported the original question. A great outcry had been got up against General Garibaldi because it had been said he had asked England for a million muskets, but he defied any one to prove that such an asser tion ever passed from the mouth of General Garibaldi. (Hear, hear.) It was a foul libel, and only the enemies of one who was the foremost man in the world, believed for one moment the base insinuation. (Hear, hear.) After a somewhat animated discussion, The COMMON SERGEANT put the question, when the ori ginal motion was agreed to almost u nan i mous l y. The 26th standing order of the Court having been sus pended, Mr. RICHARDSON arose, amidst loud cheers, to move that the freedom of the city, which the Court had just decided to present to General Garibaldi, be enclosed in a gold box value 100 guineas. (Cheers,) Ho remarked that whilst the citizens of London, by such a proceeding, would only be doing that which was right and proper, they would at the same time be honouring one of the greatest, bravest, and disinterested men of the people. (Cheers.) Alderman MECHI said he had great pleasure in seconding the motion. (Cheers.) After a few remarks from several other members of the Court, The COMMON SERGEANT submitted the motion to the Court, when it was agreed.to, amidst loud cheering. The Court then proceeded with the other business on the paper, which occasioned little or no interest, as nearly one-half the members of the Court quitted the chamber on the conclusion of the motion of Mr. Richardson. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES.—Wheat, 40s 2d; barley, 31s Od ; oats, 19s 2d ; rye, 28s 5d ; beans, 32s 6d ; and peas, 32s 11d. TILE 'Six WEEKS' AVERAGES. -- Wheat, 40s Id ; barley, 31s 4d ; oats, 19s 4d ; rye, 395 lld ; beans, 32s 10d ; peas, 32s 11d. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.--Wheat, 88,642; barley, 37,791; oats, 11,616; rye, 2; beans, 4,665; peas, 734 quarters. TIIE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 7, 1864. SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND ST001&:s. I;.ailway6. Closing Business Paid. Price. done. B 84 8i 9 83 R 5 118 119 6 7 35 37 16 17 90 92 101. 1(6 47 +74 6i 7i 1281 129 131 i 132! ISO 132 91 93 64} 65 IC9i 1091 67 t 9 1031 101 i 44 45 1091 110 97i 981 51 b 5 11 116 : 128} 1281 98 100 52 63 25 26 1011 102 56 67 884 89 128 131 11 2i p 78 79 Ici 111 121 123 41 43 98 100 53 54 80 66 NI 91 99 101 8a 9a 37 38 91 10 8 8/ F. 163 166 5 7 3 E p 94 96 METROPOLITAN CATTLE. Although only a limited supply of home-fed beasts was on offer in today's market, the demand for all breeds was in a sluggish state, at Monday's currency. The best Scots sold at 4s 10d per 81bs, ''With sheep we were tolerably well, but not to say heavily, supplied. The mutton trade was in a most inactive state, and, in some instances, the quotations gave way 2d per 81bs. The general top figure for clipped sheep was 4s 8d per Blbs. Lambs—the supply of which was moderate—met a slow sale, at from 6s 4d to 7s 4d per Bibs. We have to report a dull inquiry for calves, on former terms. In pigs and milch cows, very little was doing, at late rates. Per 81bs.to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 8 Secondquality do. 3 10 4 2 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6 Prime Scots, etc. 4 8 4 10 Ursa. & inf. sheep 3 8 4 4 Second qualitydo. 4 8 5 2 s. d. s. d. Primecrs-wool d 0.5 4 5 8 Pme.S'thdowndo.s 10 6 0 Largo orse. calves 4 4 5 0 Prime small do 5 2 5 4 Large hogs 3 6 4 0 Small porkers 4 2 4 6 Lamb5....63 4d to . 7a 4d. Suckling calves, 170 to 248 ; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 26s each. TOTAL SUPPLY Beasts Cows l3O Sheep and lambs 5,480 Calves ...... rigs ... . 250 FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts 550 Sheep and lambs 92 ) Calves Pigs MEAT MARKETS. NEW (SATE AND LEADENRALL.—These markets are fairly supplied with meat, and the demand is somewhat heavy, as follows:—Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 4d; mutton, 3s 6d to pork, 3s 2d to 48 8 d pe r 81 bs by the carcase. S OUT HALL, April 6.—Our m ar k e t to -d a y w a s fairly 4s 6d ; lamb, 6 s Od to 6 s 10 d ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 8 d ; and sup plied with stock, yet the trade was inactive, at barely last week's prices:—Beet, from 38 6d to 4s 8d; mutton, 3s 8d to 6s Od ; lamb, Gs 4d to 78 2d ; veal, 4s 4d to 5s Od; and pork, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per 81b9, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, April 6.—Prime st ,ck sold steadily at full quotations. Otherwise the trade was in a sluggish state on rather lower terms. Beef, from 3 5 6d to 4 s 10d ; mu tton, 3s 10d to 6s Od ; lamb, 6s 6d to 78 2d ; veal, 4s 6d to 5s 2d ; and pork, 39 6 , 1 to 4s 6d per 8 1 b 8 ; suckling calves, 16s to 20s; quarter-old store pigs, 20a to 265; and milch cows, £l4 108 to £lB each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.--Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 lOs Od ; clover, £4 Os to £5 lOs Od; and straw, £1 2s to £1 108 per load. A moderate supply. CUMBERLAND. — M ead ow hay, £3 Os to £4 lOs Od; clover, £4 Os to £5 10s Od; and straw, 414 s to £1 lOs per load. Trade inactive. WHITZCHAPEL.—Meadow h ay, £3 Os to £4los ; clover, £4 Os to 10s 0d ; and straw, 41 28 to £1 10s per load. Slow trade. The Wreck of the Golden Age. instituted by direction of the Board esterda oyf the Trade official to ci rcumstances attending the into in t q h u e ir e y irc i wreck of the Golden Age concluded at th e G reenw i c h Police Court, before Mr. Traill , magistrate,Y and Captains Harris and Domett, nautical assessors. There was no additional evidence taken, except a written statement made by Capt. Pack, and which was a mere repetition of the facts already reported. Mr. Traill having cited decisions in several cases showing that the maaser, notwithstanding a pilot was on board, was responsible for the proper management of the ship. Capt. Harris reviewed the contradictory statements made by the various witnesses, and said that in his opinion the ship's chain had broken close to the anchor, otherwise it would have been impossible for the vessel to have dragged her 11 miles without its being felt by those on board. Taking it to be the fact that the ship was properly anchored, and knowing, as his nautical experience taught him, that the captain was held responsible for the management of the ship, he thought that more than ordinary resp ons ibi l i ty rested upon the master of the ship in the present case, by reason of the pilot having been seized with a fit. The deep sea lead ought to have been ordered to be used, for although the hand lead was said by the pilot to be ordered t o b e used, it was not used after 10 p.m. preceding the morning of the wreck, and, if used, would have been usele ss w i th the ship in 17 fathoms and on a dark night. The watches set, and termed "anchor watches," ther e being five of 1 hour and 25 minutes' duration each during the night, be believed to be a perfect misnomer ; and he come to no other conclusion than that the wreck of the vessel was attributable to the de fault of the master in not supplYhlg the omission made by the pilot, and ordering the deep sea lead to be used during the watches so set, So far as the present inquiry was con cerned, the master alone was responsible to the Board of Trade, the pilot's conduct being left to the decision of the Trinity House authorities. Captain Domett having expressed his concurrence in this opinion, The magistrate and nautical assossors retired for a short time, and on returning into court, Mr. Traill said the case was a very bad one, and they had decidod upon suspending Capt. Pack's certificate for 12 months. THE CENTRAL ARGENTINE RAILWAY , -.-The a d. the English ad vices from Buenos Ayres) by packet just arrived are, as usual, very satisfactory, peace now prevailing throughout every portion of the A r g e ntine Republic. The inaugural ceremony of turning the first sod of the Groat Southern Railway was to take place the first week in March, and preparations were being made to render it worthy of the greatness of the enterprise. All the land to the South of Buenos Ayres is rapidly improving and rising in value, on account of the prospect and advantage which this great railway from Buenos Ayres to Chascomus holds out. The !Ward to the formation of a people were anxiously looking ' company in England for carry g Out the very important line from Cordova to Rosario. LAW INTELLIGENCE,-(This Day.) LORD MAYOR'S COURT. (Before the Recorder and a Common Jury.) BRANDON V. RICKHARD..-THE NEW THEATRE COMPANY (LIMITED).-SINGULAR ACTION. This was an action to recover for work and labour done, plaintiffs being a firm of attorneys, and defendant a stock. broker. Mr. Henry James (instructed by Mr. Tee, of Old Jury) appeared for the plaintiffs; Mr. Sergeant Atkinson (specially retained) ; and Mr. Kemp representing de fendant. Mr. James, in opening the case to the jury, said that the present action arose out of the recent formation of a com pany known as the New Theatre Company. There was no doubt that this company created a great deal of excitement in certain circles, and some speculation ensued. The de fendant was broker to the company, and acting upon his instructions the plaintiff had performed certain work. The defendant had attacked the directors of the company in the Court of Chancery, and he asked the plaintiffs to make out the bill of costs to another person, so that it might not be known he was not the person actively moving in the matter. The bill, however, had been duly forwarded to the defen dant, who returned no answer to demands for the money, and who made no objection to the bill of costa. Eventually the defendant promised to send a cheque, but he had not done so, and he (Mr. Jones) confidently waited the result of this inquiry. Mr Brandon said—l am the plaintiff, and am an attorney of the Strand. In the first instance I was consulted by Mr. Noah, who is in partnership with my brother. That was in June last. I was consulted about 200 shares which Mr. Noah had. There was no certificates issued, no settling day was named, and the broker could not obtain his commission. Defendant was broker to the New Theatre Company, and on June 9th I met him in Abchurch lane. Defendant was of opinion that criminal proceedings should be taken against the directors, but I was opposed to such steps, as the directors would immediately take steps to wind up the company. I took proceedings in Chancery, and defendant said "As to the expenses I wish there to be no misunderstanding ; Noah will pay you his half and I will pay you mine." I agreed to this. Defendant particularly directed me to keep his name in the background, because as he wee broker to the company it would not do for him to figure against the uirectors. t preparea by order of the defendant, a letter for the signatures of the shareholders. Only one signed it. On the 27th June defendant intro• duced a gentleman as a purchaser of shares, and wished me to explain what I was doing. I filed a bill in equity, and succeeded in getting the certificates from the directors. The certificates were handed to me, and I sent them away to the alleged purchaser, who was not at his office. Some con versation ensued, and then Mr. Noah had agreed to forego the premium upon the shares upon condition that defen dent should pay the plaintiff's bill of costs. Defendant offered me £52 10s., but I declined, and he then asked me to send in a bill to Noah and not mention his name, as he wished to keep in the background. The bill was duly made out, and application made for the amount. After many such demands I met the defendant in Change-alley. in August last, who then apologised for not sending the cheque, but promised to do before I could get back to my office. I never received the money. Messrs. Noah and Brandon stopped payment recently, and I now owe de fendant for his moiety of the bill, £69 10s. I have never had one sixpence, even for costs, out of pocket. Cross•examined—Noah's partner was my brother, and I had done law business for the firm. A bill of costs which I had direct against defendant was paid up after the threat to take proceedings. Defendant was to receive £3OO from the promoters of the company. We never take a written retainer, at least, not once in fifty times. Mr. Rickards had acted as our broker for thirteen or fourteen years. He had a great interest in this matter, and was to get his corn • mission on the shares. When defendant wished the bill to be made out to Noah, I advised the gentleman to have a written undertaking, because I did not like the shifting. Defendant's present attorney called upon me about the business and I gave him information. Mr, Boucicault's bankruptcy considerably complicated matters. Defendant told me that he would pay his moiety of any charges in Change-alley. Plaintiff was re-examined upon the items in the bill of costs. When defendant presented the cheque he had never been applied to in reference to his own account for direct business. The charges were made out from a diary. Messrs. Valiance (defendant's attorneys) did nothing, but I communicated with them at defendant's request. When ever defendant met plaintiff they conferred together as to the steps to b 3 taken. At the conclusion of the plaintiff's evidence Mr. Jonathan Brandon was called to prove the retainer. The case is expected to last a considerable time. • THAMES. HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—Catherine Holmes, a woman of the town, and John Morgan, a young man, were charged with highway robbery. Henry Wyatt said—l live at No. 6, Upper Baker-street, Stepney, and am a carpenter. Last night I was walking through Whitechapel, a little after 11 o'clock. The female prisoner, and two other women, came up to me, and said " What are you going to treat us with." I said nothing ; I am going home. I went into the Black Lion public. house to light my pipe, and had a pint of beer. The female prisoner came in just after me, and I asked her to drink the remainder of it after I had drunk a portion. I walked out of the public •house and she followed me out and took my arm at the end of Turner-street, near the back of the London Hospital. She spoke to two other woman, and directly afterwards turned round to me and made a snatch at my watch. She succeeded in taking it from my waistcoat pocket. I saw her and felt her da it. I laid hold of her and stuck to her. The prosecutor was asked to explain what he meant by sticking to her. He said—l mean that I kept my eye upon her. She made a great effort to get away, and threw her shawl and bonnet on the pavement. While I was struggling with her the male prisoner came from the other side of the road, and said " What are you going to do with that woman ?" and tried to kick me, but he did not succeed. I then called " Police I" and the police came directly, and I gave the female prisoner in charge, and held Morgan until another constable arrived, and he was secured. John M'Kay, a police constable, 414 K t said he heard the prosecutor calling for the police, and saw him struggling with the woman who accused him of taking liberties with her. The male prisoner was standing on one side, and was about to move away. He took him into custody. He did not know Morgazi, but he knew the woman Holmes, who was a prostitute living in Shadwell. There were half a dozen women of the same class about her when he came up. The back of the London Hospital was a secluded place, where many robberies had been committed. The prosecutor was recalled, and said, " My watch was fastened to a silver chain round my neck. It has been broken from the swivel." The prisoners were remanded for a Week. ,SPANISH CREDIT, La Libertad, Madrid newspaper, of the 7th of March, in some remarks on Spanish Credit in Europe, states as follows : Some newspapers have complained of our saying that the name of Spain is in the Stock-Exchange of London posted between the insolvent countries on a board, and they add that Government has answered to this reproach in paying to England a claim put forward during the Morocco war. We shall never boast of having paid such or such debts in such occasion. To pay to those who demand what is due to them is one of the most simple and common acts of human life and of nations. England pressed us in a difficult moment and in accordance with her tendency, and we paid her without delay. As we have had no inerit in paying, it will be infinitely more decorous, and we shall exereiee more patriotism, in saying nothing about it. We have also paid the French Government, and the country has never murmured, and has never boasted of having paid, though this debt was the fruits of the slavery of 1823. From all this a great truth comes out against our Government — it is that we have paid the Governments who have other means to expose us than placing us among the insolvents,and we have not paid our home and foreign creditors,who do not possess coercive powers. Shall we conceal from the country generous, and loyal, the shameful situation in which she is in all the markets of Europe ? Shall we not put before her the follies of the Government, their inactivity, or their in• difference ? All the markets of Europe are absolutely closed to Spanish credit, to Spain at a time when she pays her other debts with the greatest punctuality, and when she makes especial efforts for her material credit. The Paris market is equally closed. Paris, which opened her coffers and has given us 1,200,000,000 f. which came to vivify our country. How, then, is it only a question of the board of the London Stock Exchange? Are our Governments right against the whole world, or is the world right against our Governments, which, as guardians of the interests of the country, have prevented its development ? Let them grapple promptly with the question. Let them name a commission com posed of influential men of all parties, who will hear the complaints we receive from the English, the Dutch, the Germans, the French, and the Spaniards. Let them settle what ought to be settled, and, instead of bragging and re sisting single individuals, who have not the means to de fend their injured interests, put a stop for ever to these in terminable reclamations. We shell always know how to make an honourable distinction between tke country and her bad Government. The country, without sharing in any part the weight of the mistakes of the Government, is suffering for it. It will be always useful to protest, in order to bring her out of a position which degrades us in the face of Europe. The best way to fulfill our mission is to tell to the country the truth, and to say to the Government, " Rise to the noble instincts of the nation ; take care of its reputation, and, without delay, and with every means, show to the world that you don't deserve to be reproached. LIVERPOOL RIVER POLICE,—At a meeting of th• Liverpool Town-Council yesterday it was agreed to sanction the appointment of an organised river police, with a view to suppress the crimping system on the Mersey. The town clerk was also authorised to employ assistance in the pre paration of a draught of a bill for consolidating and amend ing the Municipal Corporation Acts, Mr., Wol., and Str. Val. I;lythe and Tyne Bost.,Sleat.,andllid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do A k erets no div 16p.p an.has c Do. B been paid to B. 1111 - Dublin & Bzliast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow. Olasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian st GreatNorthof Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. an I W. of Ireland ;Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire & Yorkshire ILoudon and Blackwall, C Lou., Bright.,& S. oast I Lon., Chat., aid Dover Lon. & Noel Western Lon. & Scrith Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Dot shares Metropolitan Midland Do New _ . Do Binning. do Derby Slid. (It. W. of Ireland Do. i shares Mid Kurt ... Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee' Nth. Eastern—Berwlok Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Lecda Do York Do Carlisle North London Do New . North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welehpooi Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok.,andWok. Stockton & Darlington) Do Do New, 1866 Taff Vale.. Do B Do C U later Do Do ,Vale of ticath 'Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford (if Kilkenny' West Cornwall w. Hartlepool Har./zR West Midland -Oxford Do Newport', Do Hereford' COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. - .n.Gov. p.c.Ja .itJ uly , 1877-81- lOO 101 103 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 100 102 - Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 100 102 102 - Do. 6p. c. Jan.&July. 10i 89 Di - Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 88 90 - 'cape G.llope, 6 p 0,1873 100 106 108 Do.Ap &Oct. 1880 100 110 112 Do. 1810 t. 100 111 113 - Do. Jan. & July, 1891 100 109 111 - ICeylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 112 114 - ;Mauritius 6 per cent lOO 106 108 - ,Natal Gov. 6 per cent 100 108 110 IN.B.Gov. 6 p.a. a.&Jul) 100 )02 104 - moo. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - N. S. W. Gov. 6 px.,18: , ) lOO 991 1004 Do. sp. c.,lBtt. to 100 ,99 10) i Do. d0.,1688 &upwds 100 99 100 99, - INew Zealand op cent, 100 109 111 Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. C. - I sterling, 1875 lOO 104 106 - 'Queensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO - 10. Aus G6p.c. le7C).& up lOO 109 111 I Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 - - - 'Do. to v.o. A.D.&00.. lOO 108 k 1094 toq BRITISH MINES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 4 td kAillord Amalgamated.. - 36 87 - Devon G. Con.. ,"f avist.) 1 550 660 - East Bassett (Illogan) lO 674 724 - East Clogau Gold Ltd. - - - East Caradon 2.14.6 314 Stit - East Carn Brea 3.4.0 7 7 4 - E. W'i Russel (Tavistk , 8.9.0 44 4 2 . Gam.&St.Autlyn(Gwen , 584 10 11 - Great South Tolgus l7s 3 31 - G. Wheal Vor aleiston 40 34 36 341 - Grenville . - herd's-Foot 8.12 35 37 - tlingston Downs 4.18.0 4 44 - Lady Bertha - Margaret (lJny Lelant 9i 19 21 - (nuke Valley.. 4 11 yndy Iron Ore (Lim ) 24 14 - New Setun l9l 85 95 - • North Downs 2l 14 2 Basset(lllo4an 3.1.0 2 24 Forth Wheal Crotty .. 2.6.9 41 5 4 - Par Consols (6t. Blaze) - - vrovidence(Uny Lent.) 10.6.7 41 43 - South Caradon(St.Cleer) 11 440 460 - S. Cara Brea (Illogan).. - - Wheal Fran. (Mogan) 18.18.9 50 55 - Stray Park 30.17.6 32 34 - famar Silv.& Lead Min - - -- - fin Cron 9 18 19 West Basset (Illogan) l4 10 11 - W Cr radon (Liskeard) 5 20 22 - West Seton - Wheat Basset (Illogan) 54 874 924 - Wheal Buller(Redruth) 10 35 40 - Whcal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.6 - WhealLudcott* 3.5.8 24 3 - Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) 8 134 144 - Wheal Beton 584 190 200 - Wheal Treiawney (Lis ) 7 21 24 - IWheal Union 3.17 21 21 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Agra and United Service (lim.), 130 Alliance aim.), 54 oi Anglo Austrian.,74 * Anglo-Italian, limited, et Australasia, Ditto, new, 48 Bank of Egypt, 291 Bank of London. 171 70 Bank of utago, lim., 43 1 Brazilian and Portuguese, lim.. 9 1 , 83 British and Californian, lira., 73 / Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 123 4 Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and China, 43 Ditto, new, issued at 10 pm , 301 1 Chartered Men of India, London, and China, 72 Consolidated Bank, lien., 113 3 Continental, lim., 151 East London, lim., 83 Ditto, new, 73 83 English and Irish (lira), 173 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 22 European Bank, lira., 12 11 Hindustan, china, and Japan (Ur.), 363 51 Ditto, new, issued at 2 pm., 18 3 Imperial Bank (11m.), 431 11 Ditto, new, 27 Imperial Ottoman, 193 1 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 41 London Bank of Scotland, lim., 19 London and Brazilian aim.), 61 603 London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, 533 3 Lonaon and Colonial (Um.), 153 London and County, 64 3 London Joint Stock, 444 4 5 London and Northern (lim. l, 213 331 London and South American, Rm., 94 London and South-Western (Um.), 2313 London and Westminster, 91 4 Merchant Bank, lim., 183 173 Mercantile and Exchange. lim., 17 163 Metrop. and Prov. Bank (1im.),.,30 Mexican, lim., 7 3 New Zealand Bank, 15 Oriental Bank Corporation. 661 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi, lim., 123 Ditto, new, 11. Union of Australia, Dit 'o, new, 321 Union of Ireland (lim.), 201 Union of London, 49 MISCELLANEOUS. Bombay Gas, limited, 53 British Indian Tea, Rm., 51 Company of African Merchants. Um., 2 Consolidated Discount, lien., 83 Credit Fonder, 1 1 123 Crystal Palace, Ditto, pref., 115 Discount Corporation, limited, 113 Egyptian Commercial andgrading, lim., 51 Electric Telegraph, 99 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim., 101:1 Indian Carrying (lim), 13 Hudson's Bay, 164 19 International Financial Society, 121 113 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavourj, Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 861 Joint •stock Discount, Um., 73 3 Land Securities, Um., 5 4 London Financial Association, Urn., 27 63 London General Omnibus Company, 23 Londe Provincial Marine,l4 Natal Land and Colonization Company, lim., 6 National Discount Company, Rm., 144 Oriental Inland Steam, llnl , 33 100 all all all all 100 100 100 16.13.4 109 101 411 } 110 96 98} 8 546 51 1171 I / 128 i 90 GENERAL GARIBALDI, The departure of General Garibaldi from the Isle of Wight is now postponed from Saturday until Monday, on which day he will arrive in London at the Nine Elms Sta tion, by the train due there at 20 minutes past 2 o ' c l oc k. The General continues to receive visitors at Brook H ouse , the residence of his entertainer, Mr. Seely, M.P., an d h as up to the present time been very little out of doors, in con sequence of the unfavourable state of the weather. His sone, Menotti and Riceotti, accompanied by Signor Basso, have paid a second visit to Southampton, for the purpose of viewing the town more at their leisure. They were expected to return yesterday afternoon to Brook. It is understood that the Southampton civic body has judiciously decided not to put any pressure on Garibaldi in respect of the banquet proposed to be given in that town. The Gene ral will be invited on the condition that his acceptance will not inconvenience him, or seriously interfere with his plans. When Mr. and Mrs. Tennyson came to Brook, Mrs, Seely asked the General whether he would go down and meet them, or receive the visit in his room. He elected in favour of the last named course, as he moves with evident pain and difficulty. At dinner on Monday, when the ladies rose, the General offered Mrs. Seely his arm, as he led her from the drawing room. It was explained to him that in England gentlemen usually remained at table for a short time, but he might do as he pleased. "Then I please to go," said Garibaldi, and he went. His usual hour of retir ing to rest is 9 o'clock, and he did net depart from this custom on the first occasion of his meeting company at Brook House. He was, in fact, more in need of repose on that day than on any other. Yesterday, Mr. J. T. Norris, one of the representatives in the Court of Common Council for the Ward of Alders gate, gave notice to the Lord Mayor that, when Mr. Richardson proposes the motion which stands on the paper, viz., " That the honorary freedom of the City be presented to General Garibaldi on the occasion of his visit to this country, as a slight tribute of respect to the most generous, best, and most disinterested of patriots, he should move as an amendment, " the previous question." A large meeting of German residents in this country was held on Tuesday, in the Assembly-rooms, Finsbury-square, for the purpose of deciding upon the steps to be taken to welcome Garibaldi to England in the name of the German community of London. 89me introductory remarks having been made by Dr. Ernst Juch, Herr Karl Blind was called to the chair. He opened the meeting in a speech of some length, commenting on the gratitude which every friend of freedom owed to Garibaldi, no matter what his nationality; of the General's popularity in this country ; and of the de sirability of all uniting to accord him a hearty welcome. Germans, the speaker said, were peculiarly bound to show their appreciation of those who had the welfare of nations and peoples at heart. As they sympathised with the Schleswig-Holsteiners under the foreign rule of Denmark, so they sympathised with the Venetians crushed under the yoke of the German Hapsburgs. These remarks were re ceived with loud cheers; and Herr Blind then proposed an address to Garibaldi. A committee having been appointed an address was agreed to, and Herr Karl Blind was elected representative for the occasion of the London Germans, and directed to put himself into communication with the Lon don Garibaldi Committee, At a meeting of the Birmingham Town Council on Tues day, the Mayor, Mr. W. Holliday, moved—" That this council, desirous of expressing its high admiration of the noble character of General Garibaldi, and of his unselfish de votion to the cause of liberty, resolve to invite the General to visit Birmingham during his stay in England ; and that the mayor be requested to convey the invitation to General Garibaldi in the name of the council." Alderman Ryland was glad to have the privilege and pleasure of seconding the resolution, which he felt sure would express the uni versal sentiment of the town. He thought there was not a man in the town, be he Tory or be he Radical, who would not rejoice in doing honour to the great and good Gari baldi, whose exalted virtues, noble patriotism, and unselfish heroism had won for him the love and admiration of all. The Mayor then proposed—" That the general purposes committee be instructed to make the necessary arrange ments for the proper reception of General Garibaldi, and that for such purpose they be authorised to associate them selves with gentlemen not in the town council," Alder man Hawkes seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. IMPERIAL PARLIAMEN rT, HOUSE OF COMMONS--Last Evening, The SPEAKER took the chair at a quarter past 12 o'clock NEW MEMBER. Colonel Strong took the oaths and his seat for the counts of Armagh, in the room of Mr. Maxwell Close, PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Caledonian Railway (Bredisholm and Tennochside Branch), and North Eastern Railway (Micklefield Branch) bills were read a third time and passed. METROPOLITAN RAILWAY. Mr. FOSTER moved that the order for the second rea.i, ing of the Metropolitan Districts Railway (No. 2) be r ea d and discharged ; that the bill be referred to the exam'Jaers of petitioners for private bills, and that the examiners hav e leave to sit and proceed forthwith. The motion was agreed to. COPYRIGHT BILL. On the motion for the second reading of this bill, Mr. BLACK said he begged leave to withdraw the bill in order that he might substitute another better calculated, to effect the object he had in view. The bill was then by leave withdrawn, and The Hox. MEMBER then brought in a bill to consolidate and amend the laws relating to copyright, which wad l ead. a first time. THE BOMBARDMENT OF SONDERBUAG. Mr. DILLWYN gave notice that to-morrow he would ask her Majesty's Government whether they had received any reliable information as to the bombardment of Sonder burg by the Prussians, without previous intimatio n to the s in en ha tti b t i i t o a n nt t s o , and p w r h u e s t s h i e a r n the GovGeronvmsreniamt eunrtgehdadupboynrtehperme.. the necessity of carrying on war in accordance with th e usages of civilised nations. CHAIN CABLES AND ANCHORS (RE-CO M. mrrrEE, BILL. The house went into committee on this bill. On clause 1, Mr. HUMBERSTONE moved that the words " per, son or persons" be lel' out of the clause. The object of the amendment was to confine the opera. dons of the bill to corporations and public bodies. Mr. M. GIBSON said he should vote for the retention of the words. He thought it would be unwise to exclude licensed or private persons from testing materials under this bill, a_ there would be an officer appointed by the Board of Trade to inspect the machinery, in order to ascertain that anchors and chains were subjected to the required tests. After a short discussion, in which Mr. Laird, Mr. Henley, and Mr. Bentinck took part, the amendment was negatived and the clause was ordered to stand part of the bill. On clause 2, an amendment was moved to strike out the word " resident." Mr, AYRTON asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, as the Government intended to appoint a person to act as inspector of testing machinery, they would become responsible for the damage done in the event of the testor passing defective materials ? Mr. M. GIBSON said the bill was not a Government measure, and the only desire he had was to make it as efficient as possible. To guard against the event pointed out by the hon. member for the Tower Hamlets, a clause had been introduced into the bill retaining all the respon sibilities that now attached to manufacturers of chains and anchors. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL remarked that no re sponsibility attached to the Government under the clause. Clause 10 expressly stated that all the responsibilities at present in force against manufacturers was to remain h force as if the present bill had not been passed. Mr. LAIRD supported the amendment, when, Atter a short discussion, it was agreed to. Mr. HUMBERSTONE moved an amendment in clause 8 to the effect that the operations of the bill be confined to seagoing and coasting vessels. Mr. M. GIBSON approved of the amendment, which, after a short discussion, was agreed to. The remaining clauses of the bill having been agreed to, Mr. M. GIBSON said on the bringing up of the report he should submit an interpretation clause for the approval of the house. GARIBALDI'S VISIT TO LONDON. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Allow us to inform the public through your columns that Garibaldi's arrival is positively fixed for Monday next, at Nine Elms station, at 2.20 p.m.—We are, sir, yours respectfully, JOHN RICHARDSON, 111011. JOHN R. TAYLOR, Sees. London Tavern, Aprit 6. OFFICIAL PROGRAMME. The following is the official programme of the proceedings on the arrival of Garibaldi in London on Monday next, adopted by the various committees last evening : General Garibaldi, who will arrive at the Nine Elms station of the South-Western Railway at half-past two o'clock in the afternoon of Monday, April 11, will be there received by the City, Italian, and Working Men's Com mittees, and conducted to a platform prepared for the occasion. He will then be presented with addresses by deputations from the three committees, after which he will enter a carriage provided for the occasion by his Grace the Duke of Sutherland. In the meantime the procession will be formed in the Wandsworth-road, and will march past the carriage containing the general, which, with the other carriages containing his friends and the members of the committees, will then fall into the rear. The procession will then take the following route :—From Wandsworth• road into Miles-street, through Bond-street into New Bridge-street, and thence along Upper Kennington-lane, Kennington-road, Westminster-bridge-road, Westminster bridge, Parliament-street, Charing-cross, and Pall-mall, to Stafford House, arriving at which Garibaldi will then alight, and be received by the Duke of Sutherland, The procession will then pass by the east side of Stafford House into St, James's-park, where it will break up. All organised bodies taking part in the procession will be expected to be on the ground by half-past two o'clock at the latest, and will be marshalled into place by properly appointed persons in the order of their arrival. On the arrival of the train containing the general the band stationed on the platform will play . the Garibaldi Hymn. Admission to the station and platform can be obtained only by tickets. Two tickets will be issued, on applica tion, to any subscriber to the Demonstration and Testimo nial Fund of one guinea up to Friday night inclusive, and after that date up to Monday morning, twelva o'clock, one ticket only to every subscriber of one guinea. A certain number of tickets will be reserved for the members of the committees. Tickets may be obtained of the secretaries of the City Committee, at the London Tavern, or at 30, Bishopsgate-street; or of the Secretary of the Working Men's Committee, at the offlee of the Beehive newspaper, 10, Bolt-court, Fleet-street. By order of the committees. JOHN RICHARDSON, JOHN ROBERT TAYLOR, Hon. Secretaries of City Committee. ROBERT HARTWELL. Hon. Secretary of Working Men'e Committee. April 6. The Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. Gladstone entertained the Marquia and Morohionoos of Clanricardo, Count Strzlecki, Baron Meyer de Rothschild, the Right Hon. Sir Robert and Lady Emily Peel, the Attornoy-General and Lady Laura Palmer, Hon. Henry Brand, M.P., and Mrs. Brand, Lord Frederick Cavendish, Hon. Lucy Lyttelton, Mr. Stansfeld, Bte.,:at dinner last evening, at their residence, on Carlton-house terrace. Mrs. Gladstone subsequently had an assembly. Mr. Chichester Fortescae, M.P., Under Secre tary of State for the Colonies, has been appointed a mem ber of her Majesty's Moot Honourable Privy Council A PRETTY OBVIOUS SEQUITUR —The contu macial condemnation of Mazzini by the French tribunals is considered at Vienna to be a blow directed against the English Government. Indeed the thing looks now ex tremely piquant. By the French law Mazzini is now a convicted 'criminal, from which fact no other logical:de duction can be drawn but that the greater admirer of the convicted culprit, Mr. Stansfeld, must needs share in this conviction ; and as Lord Palmerston has taken this friend of Mazzini under his protecting wing, Idefy any body to prove the contrary to this clear and logical sequence.— Austrian Correspondent of a Morning Contemporary: SO VERY LIKELY !—The resignation of Mr. Stans feld, says the Parisian correspondent of one of our morning contemporaries, has been a prominent topio of con versation to-day, and the general impression seems to be that the hon. member's withdrawal in extremis will not con tribute to avert the fate which hangs over the Cabinet. The btansfeld• Mazzini business was but a small item in a large account, the last feather which turned the scale against the overladen Ministerial camel. It is not thought likel3 that the Cabinet will be able to weather the " Conference," and that their singular proposal to dispense with a basi s an d an a rmistice will compel them to fight without a'leg to stand on. Indeed, a report was current this afternoon that, in a fit of extraordinary c onsciousness of wh a t awa i ts them, her Majesty's adv isers had anticipated popular justice and the verdict of Parliament by spontaneously resigning ; and although the report was not confirmed, y e t i t o b tained a degree of curren c y sufficient to show how thoroughly the public are fully prepared for a change in the occupants of the Treasury bench. SOTHERN'S GARRICK will not, as supposed, be an assumption of tragedy and comedy, in imita tion of the great actor, but will represent an episode in the life of Garrick, namely, that in which the actor consented to disenchant a young lady who had fallen in love with him by appearing before her as a di ss ip a t e d, d ru nken fellow, and contrasting the true with the ideal portrait she had conceived of the man of genius. JERSEY COURT BILL. Mr. LOCKE moved the second reading of this bill, which he said was precisely similar to the bill which was intro duced into Parliament in the year 1861, and which met with general approval. The object of the measure was remedying certain inconveniences persons making Jersey their place of residence encountered in the law proceedings in the Royal Court in the island. Mr. Sergeant Pigott introduced the measure he had mentioned, when it received the approval of the late Sir George Lewis, then a member of the Government, and only escaped passing into a law, owing to the time at which it was introduced. The reason he had taken up the measure was occasioned by the elevation of the learned sergeant to the judicial bench, and as its objects were pretty widely known he should not trouble the house by entering at any length into the provisions of the measure, It did not interiors with the rights and privi leges of the island; but its sole object was to get rid of the clog in the Royal Court, which consisted of a body of 12 men called jurats, who, without the slightest legal education, had to dispose of every question of law that arose in the Royal Court. There wall no objection against the gentleman who filled the office of judge or bailiff of the Royal Court, who had a legal know ledge, but then that officer could not deliver judgment in any case in his own court without he had a majority of these jurats in his fanour. After a short discussion, the bill was read a seootd time. REGISTRATION OF COUNTY VOTERS (IRE LAND) BILL. This bill was read a second time. UNION RELIEF AID ACTS CONTINUANCE BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. NEW WRIT. A new writ was ordered to be issued for the election of a memberjor Lancaster, in the room of Mr. Garnett, re signed. The other orders of the day having been disposed •f, the house adjourned. THE ALEXANDRA CASE. HOUSE OF LORDS,-YESTERDAY. JUDGMENT. This morning their lordships assembled to deliver judgment in this case. There wera present the Lord Chancellor, Lords Kingsdown, Cranworth, Wensleydale, St. Leonards, and Chelmsford. The Lord Chancellor first gave his judgment. He re viewed the provisions of the Queen's Remembrancer's Act, and came to the conclusion that, under the 26th section of that act, there was no authority to make such rules as the Barons of the Exchequer had made. It had been urged by the respondent that, even if these rules were authorised by the statute they were not justified dur ing a suit. He did not agree with that view, but he thought it was a pity that they should have been made pending the consideration of such important interests. The noble and learned lord concluded by moving that the appeal of the Crown be dismissed with coats. Lord Cranworth differed with the judgment of the Lord Chancellor. He was of opinion that the Exchequer Chamber had power to hear the appeal. Lord St. Leonards was of opinion that the appeal ought to be dismissed with costs. Lord Wensleydale thought there was nothing unreason able in delegating to the Court such powers as had been exercised by the Barons of the Exchequer. Parliament, he thought, had delegated such power to the Barons of the Exchequer, without restrictions of any kind. He was of opinion that the judgment of the Exchequer Chamber should be reversed, His lordship therefore was in favour of the appeal. _ Lord Chelmsford pronounced for the respondents, and consequently against the appeal. Lord Kingsdown was also in favour of the respell, dents. The appeal was then dismissed with costs. The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about per mills and the short exchange ra o teg n L w on it d h on th is e 2: ng . 1 7 l i is p h er n t it l sterling. 1 z On 3 comparing these percesas frommo e un p oe rie f e or in sta L n o d u a d r o lg a o n l d d, Paris. By irit appe.s that gold is Hamburg the pric e o f gold i s 42 31 per mark and the short exchange on Lond on i s 13.41 per £ 1 sttriing, standard gold at the Engli s h Mi nt price is, therefore, about about l7. a load t dv 1-10th per cent, dearer in London than in Hamburg. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 1771 to 1781 per cent., and the premium on gold is about 831 percent. At these rates there is no profit on the importation's:A gold from the United States. EXECUTION- IN IRELAND.—Bernard Cangley, who was sent ence d to d ea th a t th e l ate ass i zes for Cavan, for th e w ilf u l mur d er o f a f armer named Peter Reilly, was executed on Monday morning. The murder was perp3trated under circumstances of great atrocity. Some years ago Cangley was in the employment of Reilly, and he then lost his band through the bite of an ass. It would appear that he had some ill-feeling towards Reilly, for he returned to his house in January last, and, though he was hospitably received, he stabbed Reilly and his wife in the middle of the night. The former died in a short time after the infliction of the injuries. The prisoner always ad mitted that he murdered Reilly, but he pleaded that he was labouring under homicidal mania when he committed the crime. Since his conviction he exhibited the greatest in difference to his position. For several year s past he leel a life of crime and vagrancy. The person who p erformed the duties of hangman had a narrow escape from very rough treatment at the hands of a party of people who recognised him when he was about to depart by railway to Axmagh.— Dublin Daily Express. MESSINA, March 4.—Advices from Corfu men. tion the publication of the first number of a very revolutionary journal. The , people attacked the house of the English Director of the College. Fresh disturbances we re anticipated. Ki ng G eorge was expected in the island to open the lonian Chambers. 41 e 13.14. (9.16.4' S ~~ i ~; 101 f 781 8